Wire connector



June 23, 1942. e. s. RUCH 2,287,453

WIRE commcr on Filed Nov. 4, 1941 Patented June 23, 1942 UNITED STTES PATENT OFFICE WIRE CONNECTOR George S. Ruch, Northumberland, Pa. Application November 4, 1941, Serial No. 417,831

2 Claims.

This invention relates to wire connectors more especially employed by electricians where it is desired to secure two or more wires together in a compact form, easily assembled, and cheap to manufacture.

The wires to be held together are completely enclosed Within the connector in parallel clamped relation with each other.

This object is obtained by having the wires retaining member partly enclosed in a second housing member and the two held together by means of a bolt.

Referring to the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a front view of the device;

Figure 2 is a side view of the invention;

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the same;

Figure 4 is a sectional view of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a perspective of the housing member;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the wires receiving member; and

Figure 7 is a side view of the invention with the members partly separated for insertion of wires,

Referring to the drawing, l indicates an inverted L shaped housing member with horizontal graduated inner sides 2, opening 3 in the top of the same at one side to receive a bolt 5 and a second opening 4 at the other side to receive the upward projecting pin 6 of the clamping member I which is wedge-shaped, acting as a saddle or binder and provided with a transverse slotted part 8 to receive wires 9.

The wires 9 lie in parallel clamped relation in the slotted part 8 of binder or saddle 1. I

indicates an opening in binder I through which bolt 5 passes.

The operation of the device is as follows. The binder member 1 is inserted in the side of the housing member I as shown in Figure '7, the wires are placed in parallel relation and the two parts are clamped together by a bolt 5, the projecting pin 6 engaging the opening 3 in housing member.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A clamping device comprising an inverted L shaped housing member with a horizontal graduated inner sides, a wedge-shaped second member adapted to be inserted into the side of the housing member, said clamping member provided with a transverse slotted part to receive wires and a projecting upward pin to be inserted in the bottom of the housing member, means for clamping the two members together substantially as described.

2. In a wire clamping device of the character described comprising an inverted L shaped housing member with graduated inner sides, a wedgeshaped second member adapted to be inserted in the side of the housing member provided with a transverse slotted part to receive wires and an upward projecting pin to engage the housing member, means for securely clamping the two members together by a bolt passing through the top of the housing member and the body of the clamping member, substantially as described.

GEORGE S. RUCI-I. 

